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News24 | Why Ghana walked away from a US health deal

Today at 19:03 PM, via News24

Talks between Ghana and the US over a bilateral healthcare deal have stalled, after Accra voiced concerns regarding sensitive data sharing. Several African countries have pushed back on the deals, while some have signed.

South Africa

Limpopo MEC urges road safety ahead of May Day rallies

Today at 15:49 PM, via SAnews

Limpopo MEC urges road safety ahead of May Day rallies

Limpopo MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Violet Mathye, has called on motorists, public transport operators and workers travelling to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) May Day event to prioritise road safety, as traffic volumes are expected to spike over this long weekend.

The Cosatu national May Day...

South Africa

Manhunt on for attackers of Crime Intelligence officers

Today at 15:27 PM, via SAnews

Manhunt on for attackers of Crime Intelligence officers

Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane says maximum resources have been mobilised to hunt down a group of criminals who attacked two Crime Intelligence officers this afternoon in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

The attack on the Crime Intelligence officers happened in the Mount Edgecombe area.

A member who was...

Education

Kenya: State Funding to Public Universities Drops By Sh13bn

Today at 15:35 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Public universities have recorded a sharp decline in government funding over the past three years, according to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 30 April 2026

Today at 18:42 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Is A.I. a Threat to Humanity? Not in This Trial.

Today at 20:08 PM, via New York Times

One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.

Science/Tech

Convicted Former Harvard Scientist Rebuilds Brain Computer Lab In China

Today at 20:07 PM, via Slashdot

Reuters reports that Charles Lieber, the former Harvard scientist convicted of lying to U.S. authorities about payments and ties to China, is now leading China’s state-funded i-BRAIN lab in Shenzhen, where he has access to advanced nanofabrication tools and primate research facilities for brain-computer interface work. From the report: Charles Lieber, 67, is among the world’s leading...

Science/Tech

AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses

Today at 20:00 PM, via The Guardian

Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’

From George Clooney in ER to Noah Wyle in The Pitt, emergency department doctors have long been popular heroes. But will it soon be time to hang up the scrubs?

A groundbreaking Harvard study has found that AI systems outperformed human doctors in high-pressure emergency medicine triage, diagnosing more...

Health

Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General

Today at 19:25 PM, via New York Times

Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.